Verb

haben

Translation

to have, to possess

Ich hab' keine Zeit.

I have no time.

Er hat ein neues Fahrrad.

He has a new bicycle.

Was hast du gesagt?

What did you say?

((sth.)) haben to have (sth.) I have a dog.

((sth.)) zu ((infinitive)) haben to have (sth.) to (do) I have a lot to do.

Synonyms: besitzen (to own), verfügen über (to have at one's disposal)

From Proto-Germanic *habjaną. Cognate with English 'have'.

'Hab' is a common spoken form of 'habe' (I have). Connect it directly to the English 'have'.